I guess the biggest issue I've had with IEM's is the tuning of the treble. I do enjoy "sparkly" highs, and I can't stand sibilance; most IEM's I've heard, though, (not that that list is particularly extensive) have pretty early roll off at the high end and never possess the airiness that I...

Yep, something as comparable to the sound signature of the DT 880 as possible. I suppose I'll bump my budget up to $300 and see what kind of options there are.

I moreso meant any IEM's around the price of the HF5's. Though, if I do look into the ER-4's, I might as well review other comparable options before I decide on anything. The ER-4's do look better built, and I'll definitely keep them in mind as I continue to search around. The sound signature...

Hmm... Maybe I should just save some more dough and increase my budget for this. None of the IEM's I've seen for ~$150 sound promising, at least not really for my tastes.

I've been looking at IEM's around a $150 price range, and in my search the HF5's have popped up a few times and I came really close to purchasing them; I was scared off by reviewers saying that it lacked bass and that the build quality was subpar, and I ended up buying the Audio Technica...

Ah, yeah, I completely forgot that existed; thanks for reminding me! :P After reading the reviews in my price range, I'm trying to decide between the Etymotic Research HF5's and the VSonic VC1000's. Given the neutrality and linearity of the HF5's, I think I'm leaning toward those. The...

I'm in the market for a new set of IEM's, and I'd really like some recommendations to kick off my search. I'm looking for the absolute most balanced/neutral sound signature I can get for around $150. I'm replacing my good old pair of ECCI PR401's which tragically kicked the bucket a few weeks...

I've looked up some reviews, and I like what I see. Others have also accounted for the 360 degree sound field despite it being a 5.1 sound card. Looks promising!

And the 880's are the 32 OHM versions. I figure that also matters.

I'll be using Beyerdynamic DT-880's. And thanks, I'll look into that!

I've looked into the Asus Xonar Essence STX card, but the whole thing seems a bit overkill. If it's possible to get similar-quality surround sound for less, I'd definitely like to hear my options. Also, I'd be buying the card strictly for use with stereo headphones and not speakers (not sure if...

If I can get a DT 990 Professional 250 OHM plus an amp for the same price of a lone DT 990 Premium 32 OHM, which should I buy? I understand there's a slight difference in sound quality and soundstage, so I just want to be sure I'd get the best experience for the money before I make my...

  I honestly don't know why I didn't use the thread search... *facepalm* But thank you very much for responding! I'll try out the bass edition first.

I'm thinking about buying the GR07 Bass Edition, but with the GR07 MK2, I must raise the question which I'm sure has been asked already: should I buy the original bass edition or the MK2? Is the MK2's sound signature different from the original's besides the sibilance reduction? I'm looking to...

Yes, I've been comparing some of the IEM's from the $100-200 ranges, and the VSonic GR07 is actually sounding fairly appealing. The extra $80 or so won't be that much of a problem if the sound satisfies. The sound signature seems a bit too professional on the vanilla IEM's, though, so I might go...